How do you guys feel about it? I feel that Smith's abilities on defense would help us much more than Odom's, but Odom is the perfect system player - can make people better. He gets knocked on his consistency when it reality - his most consistent play is in the post-season for his career.

Smith is a young athletic stud. Questionable work ethic, but would be a monster here in Los Angeles. We would become one of the most dangerous teams in the league right away. But is he worth Odom?

I'd trade Odom for Smith, but we would still have the same problem at the 3. Odom and Smith can't make a J. Smith is a better defender, shot blocker, and getting steals and Odom is better a passer, rebounder, and shooter.

Would Smith be ok being the 4 option on this team? He also has a questionable work ethic.

I would because what he lacks in offense is something he more than makes up in his defense and our defense was our biggest problem in the playoffs outside of us having some serious rebounding issues at times.

Smith can fill the stats, closing to quadruple doubles. But it's like a feast or famine thing. Or something like it. He could have a 15/10/7assts/4blocks but then he will be 6/19 fgs and 6 TO's (something like that.) I think we should wait till the season starts and see what Odom does in the 3. If it doesn't work out, then we could trade.

I don't really want to trade Odom but this is a deal that's just too good to pass up. In the present, he helps us out in our goal of winning a championship just as much as Odom but our future looks even brighter than before with a core of Smith and Bynum.

I don't really want to trade Odom but this is a deal that's just too good to pass up. In the present, he helps us out in our goal of winning a championship just as much as Odom but our future looks even brighter than before with a core of Smith and Bynum.

I don't usually like quoting without making any contribution. However, I WILL make an exception.

"What he said".

Kurt Cobain - "Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."

I don't really want to trade Odom but this is a deal that's just too good to pass up. In the present, he helps us out in our goal of winning a championship just as much as Odom but our future looks even brighter than before with a core of Smith and Bynum.